Leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congres (SLMC)Rauff Hakeem, Chairman Hasen Ali and General Secretary Bashir Segu Dawood have resigned from their parliamentary seats in order to contest the forthcoming Eastern PC elections.
Rauff Hakeem for Trincomalee District, Hasen Ali for Ampara district and
Segu Dawood for Batticolo District will contest for the election They wll contest with UNP alliance under UNP elephant symbol.